Vietnam an Unwinnable War?

Vietnam an Unwinnable War?



Disclaimer: I received a complementary copy of The U.S. Naval Institute on Vietnam: A Retrospective by Naval Institute Press for content production.

Was the Vietnam War unwinnable in general? Or was the issue that the US government and/or the military failed? Usually, some blame the government, whereas others blame the military, yet, there are also some that note that the war could not be won at all, since the resolve of North Vietnam was too strong and South Vietnam too corrupt. Others point out the failed attrition strategy, the weak combat to . ratio (foxhole ratio), the willingness to limit destruction, rotation policies, etc.

Thank you to Ken, Phil & Jack for sending me books from my wishlist that were used – yet not harmed – during the production of this video.

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Disclaimer: I received a complementary copy of The U.S. Naval Institute on Vietnam: A Retrospective by Naval Institute Press for content production.

Cutler, Thomas J. (ed.): The U.S. Naval Institute on Vietnam: A Retrospective (Chronicles). Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland,2016.

Thayer, Thomas C.; Daddis, Gregory A.: War Without Fronts – The American Experience in Vietnam. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, 2016 (1985).

Tucker, Spencer C. (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A political, social, and military history. Second Edition. ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, California, 2011

Herring, George C.: America’s Longest War. The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975. Fifth Edition. McGraw Hill Education: New York, NY, 2014. (Thank you to Ken for sending me this book from my wish list!)

Citino, Robert M.: Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm. The Evolution of Operational Warfare. Kansas University Press: US (2004). (Thank you to Phil for sending me this book from my wish list!)

Black, Jeremy: Land Warfare since 1860. A Global History of Boots on the Ground. Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, Maryland, 2018.(Thank you to Jack for sending me this book from my wish list!)

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